The race for a Champions League spot has been blown wide open with five teams fighting for three spots and head-to-head records could be decisive.
With this evening’s results, Atalanta have taken second place on 68 points.
Milan were caught in joint third on 66 points by both Napoli and Juventus.
The race for a Champions League spot has been blown wide open with five teams fighting for three spots and head-to-head records could be decisive.
With this evening’s results, Atalanta have taken second place on 68 points.
Milan were caught in joint third on 66 points by both Napoli and Juventus.
Lazio beat the Rossoneri 3-0 to put themselves back in the race for a top four spot on 61 points, with a game in hand to be played against Torino on May 18.
If two teams finish level on points, then the head-to-head record is the first factor to separate them.
Juventus and Napoli have an identical record, with a win each, two goals scored and two conceded, so the next factor is overall goal difference.
Napoli have the upper hand here, but only by one goal, so that could change.
If goal difference is level too, then it goes to goals scored.
Meanwhile, with Milan, Juventus and Napoli together on 66 points, their position should be calculated from all their head-to-head records.
This essentially creates a mini-league of the results between these three teams, with three points for a win and one for a draw.
In Italian, it is called the Classifica Avulsa.
The problem is that right now we cannot calculate that fully, because Milan still need to play Juventus and Atalanta.
Champions League race run-in
Atalanta run-in: 68 points
Sassuolo (A), Parma (A), Benevento (H), Genoa (A), Milan (H)
Milan run-in: 66 points
Benevento (H), Juventus (A), Torino (A), Cagliari (H), Atalanta (A)
Juventus run-in: 66 points
Udinese (A), Milan (H), Sassuolo (A), Inter (H), Bologna (A)
Napoli run-in: 66 points
Cagliari (H), Spezia (A), Udinese (H), Fiorentina (A), Verona (H)
Lazio run-in: 61 points
Genoa (H), Fiorentina (A), Parma (H), Roma (A), Torino (H), Sassuolo (A)